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Released
  
1970

Length
  
30:31

Artist
  
First National Band

Producer
  
Michael Nesmith

Genre
  
Country rock

Recorded
  
April–October 1970

Loose Salute (1970)
  
Nevada Fighter (1971)

Release date
  
1970

Label
  
RCA Victor

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Country rock albums
  
Magnetic South, Nevada Fighter, Tantamount to Treason Vol 1, And the Hits Just Keep on, Live at the Palais

Loose Salute is the second solo album by American singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith during his post-Monkees career. Released by RCA Records in 1970 and dedicated to Tony Richland, it peaked at No. 159 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.

Contents

History

The version of "Listen To The Band" featured on the album is the song's third version; previous versions appeared on 33 1⁄3 Revolutions Per Monkee (featuring The Monkees' final performance of the 1960s with Peter Tork) and as a late-1969 single by The Monkees. Nesmith also re-recorded his (then) unreleased Monkees song, "Carlisle Wheeling". However, for Loose Salute, he changed the name of the song to "Conversations".

The album featured a quasi-instrumental number, "First National Dance," which was recorded for the album but replaced at the last minute by "Silver Moon". A cover of Jerry Reed's song "Guitar Man" was recorded but not issued on the album. When the album was reissued with Magnetic South on CD by RCA/BMG International in 2000, the above-mentioned "First National Dance" is included on this release.

The track "Bye, Bye, Bye" went through eleven recording and mixing sessions before Nesmith deemed it ready for release; this delayed release of the album.

Reception

Allmusic stated in their review "Loose Salute doesn't cohere quite as well as Magnetic South, but the material is strong, the band sounds great, and Michael Nesmith offered even more surprises than he had in his first turn at bat; it's one of the strongest records in his catalog as a solo artist."

Track listing

All songs by Michael Nesmith except where noted.

  1. "Silver Moon" – 3:15
  2. "I Fall to Pieces" (Harlan Howard, Hank Cochran) – 2:56
  3. "Thanx for the Ride" – 2:48
  4. "Dedicated Friend" – 2:27
  5. "Conversations" – 3:27
  6. "Tengo Amore" – 3:00
  7. "Listen to the Band" – 2:35
  8. "Bye, Bye, Bye" – 3:17
  9. "Lady of the Valley" – 2:57
  10. "Hello Lady" – 3:49

Personnel

  • Michael Nesmith – vocals & rhythm guitar
  • John London – bass
  • John Ware – drums
  • O.J. "Red" Rhodes – pedal steel guitar

    • with:

  • Glen D. Hardin – piano

    • Songs

    1Silver Moon3:15
    2I Fall to Pieces2:56
    3Thanx for the Ride2:48

    References

    Loose Salute Wikipedia
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